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Thanksgiving at John Howard Society by Johnny Trinh

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h4>>The following is the October blog post by John Howard Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more on Johnny's Residency, click here. Growing up I couldn’t differentiate the roots of American Thanksgiving from Canadian Thanksgiving. For as long as I could remember, the idea of a festival that celebrates the harvest was often overlayed with the image of young people dressed up as colonizers …

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Notice of AGM

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h4>>As stated in the September CACV Newsletter, our Annual General Meeting will take place Tuesday, October 29th. All members, and those wishing to become members, are invited to our upcoming AGM. Individual memberships start at $15 for students and elders, and $25 for all others. We will share news of our recent and upcoming programs and events, and hold elections to the Board of …

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Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival Call for Organizing Committee Volunteers

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h4>>The fourth Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (VOAF) will be held August 7-9, 2020. This 3-day free festival offers exhibition, sales, performance, learning and connection opportunities to Vancouver-based visual and performing artists facing exclusion. In 2019 we had over 1,000 people attend and sold over $ 10,000 worth of art with 100% of sales going to the artists! VOAF is produced …

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CACV is hiring!

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h4>>Role: Communications & Membership CoordinatorDeadline: Oct. 15, 2019 ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION:  CACV's mission is to practice and support community arts in Vancouver. CACV explores critical social issues through creative processes. CACV fosters and supports programs, practices and initiatives that develop common understanding through shared experiences.. CACV’s vision is of an …

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Reframing Relations

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h4>>“All that we are is story. From the moment we are born to the time we continue on our spirit journey, we are involved in the creation of the story of our time here… What comes to matter then is the creation of the best possible story we can while we’re here; you, me, us, together. When we can do that and we take the time to share those stories with each other, we get bigger inside, we see each …

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September JHS AIR Blog Post by Johnny Trinh

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h4>>The following is the September Blog Post by our John Howard Society Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more about Johnny’s Residency, click here. In 2007, comedian, Mo’nique filmed a comedy special, “I Coulda Been Your Cellmate.” at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. A penitentiary where 80% of the women had a history of abuse, mental illness, and substance use. At numerous points in the …

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